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THIS WEEK

Sri Lanka Tourism struggles despite gains

Tourism has become the fastest way to inject revenue into national economies. Hence, countries around the world are fiercely competing for international travellers amid a global economic slowdown. This battle for tourists now involves aggressive visa facilitation, streamlined travel measures, read more...

Customers want human AI

If you could guess what customers want most from AI, what would you say?   If you answered “for it to be more human,” then you win the prize. (I mean, I basically gave it away in the title.)   It is a bit read more...

LAST WEEK

The cloak of invisibility

In the Harry Potter universe, the Cloak of Invisibility is a magical artifact that renders the wearer completely invisible. One of a kind, the Invisibility Cloak was handed down from generation to generation in Harry Potter's family, and in that cosmos, there's only read more...

Personalized proposals promote more hotel sales

Eliminate overused email templates to illustrate your seriousness in chasing business   When you ask sales leaders what’s most important about replying to inbound requests for proposal and inquiries, the majority will mention some version of “responding promptly”.   Perhaps this is as a result read more...

Back-of-the-house beverage controls that matter most

While the buzz of a well-run bar is what guests experience, true beverage control begins behind the scenes—in storerooms, receiving docks, and administrative offices. This is the domain of procedures, paperwork, and policies. It’s where bottles are tracked, costs are read more...

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Attracting the right traveler

“Out of our (2029) target of 5 million tourists, we want to attract 2.5 high-end tourists spending US$ 500 as opposed to (tourists) spending US$ 180-200” - Ex-Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau.   Whenever talk of enticing high spenders to Sri Lanka read more...

How service training falls short

In an age when a customer’s unhappy experience with a company can go viral mere minutes after it occurred – and when customers regularly take to the Internet to publicize their great and not-so-great experiences – you understand the importance read more...

The black hole in hospitality

Nothing continues to aggravate me more  and I encounter this nearly every day - at  the supermarket, take-away counter, the  bank or at a hotel, to name but a few businesses, small and large that deliver very little, if any read more...

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